Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove

Abstract

Tethered ball device for attachment to a baseball glove including a ball, a reticulated tether, a tether to glove attachment, one end of the tether penetrating the ball and including a restraint to prevent the ball from becoming detached during the operation of throwing the ball, the opposite end of the tether slidably and frictionally attached to the glove attachment device. The attachment consisting of a strip of flexible material, one end of which terminates in a buckle, the opposite end terminating on one side in a hook type fastener and on the opposite side in a loop type fastener, and the attachment strip also including first and second tether restraining eyelets that allow the tether to be slid and frictionally retained thereby adjusting the overall length of the tether. A preferred embodiment includes the attachment can be easily affixed to most conventional baseball gloves.

1 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove comprising: 
 a ball;    a reticulated tether;    a tether to glove attachment means;    one end of said tether penetrating said ball and including a restraining means to prevent said ball from becoming detached from said ball during the operation of throwing said ball;    the opposite end of said tether slidably and frictionally attached to said glove attachment means;    said attachment means consisting of a strip of flexible material one end of which terminates in a buckle, the opposite end terminating in a loop type fastening material and an adjacent portion of hook type fastening material; and    said attachment strip also including a first and second pair of tether restraining eyelets that allow the tether to be slid and frictionally retained thereby adjusting the overall length of said tether.    
   
   
       2 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said attachment means can be easily affixed to most conventional baseball gloves by sliding said attachment strip between the fingers of said glove and then retaining said strip by said hook and loop fastener.  
   
   
       3 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said tether is constructed of a reticulated elastic cord.  
   
   
       4 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said first eyelet is positioned at the interior surface of said ball glove and said second eyelet is positioned at the exterior surface of said ball glove, said first eyelet acting as a tether restraining means and said second eyelet acting as a tether retaining means for keeping the unused tether from interfering with the ball throwing and catching activity.  
   
   
       5 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said eyelets are large enough to allow said tether to pass, yet small enough to frictionally retain said tether even when said tether is being stressed during the process of throwing said tethered ball.  
   
   
       6 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein additional eyelets may be added to said strap to further retain said elastic cord.  
   
   
       7 . Tethered ball device for attachment to a tethered ball device for attachment to a standard baseball glove as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said a user of any age, height or gender can practice throwing and catching a ball by throwing said ball, allowing said tether to extend fully, the elastic nature of the tether causing said ball to recoil back into the user's standard baseball glove.